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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 127. Log Towing (CT 53 063)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-belu-uda''an. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) The land of the king is well; the harvest [...; ... has recov]ered; [the king, my lord], can be gl[ad]. (8) (As for) the log[s about which the king, my lo]rd, sp[oke], I have tow[ed] 50 [......]. (11) I am keeping watch [......]. I am keeping watch [......] of Aššur-remanni [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 128. Fragment of a Report on Urarṭu (CT 53 215)

(1) [T]o the king, [my lord]: your [servant] Na[bû-le'i]. Good health to the king, [my] l[ord]! (4) The forts are well; the land of the king, [my] lord, is well. (6) As to the order which the king, my lord, ga[ve me]: "Send your messenger to Bi[rate] and send me a detailed repo[rt on] the [Urarṭian]" — (10) [...] to the country [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 129. Where are the King’s Logs? (CT 53 872)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) I (wrote him): "Where are the king's 120 logs?" He returned and told me: "I have brought in the third (installment of) logs, and l[ef]t it on the border of Quruba." (7) The U[kkean ......] (Break) (r 2) He re[turned ...] and said to the Ukkean: "Why do you bring the king's troops to me? I will have them removed." When the troops departed, the Ukkean [said to m]e: (r 9) "[... yo]ur [......] (Break) (e. 1) [......] the logs (at) the pass [......] (e. 2) [......] to the messenger of Adâ [......] (e. 3) [......] of the town Paye the men [......] (e. 4) [......] the ci[ty…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 130. Urzana has Left the Town (CT 53 918)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) We did not disclo[se ......]. (2) He is bringing all the [...] of the country [......], saying: "[Let us grasp] the feet of the k[ing of ...]; otherwise, [we should ...] t[o ......] 200 soldiers." (7) [He has ...] to the king, [my] lord, [...]: "You [......]." (9) What(ever) he tells us [...]. (10) On the 2nd day [... fr]om m[y] presence [......] (Break) (r 1) [they w]ent [away ...] (r 2) pla[ced ...] (r 4) [I wrote to] Saniye: "What order did he g[ive him? I must write] to the king, m[y] lord." (r 7) He (responded): "Urzana [has left] the to[wn ...]; if the pal[ace]…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 131. An Attack on Urarṭian Border Forts (CT 53 454)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The Mannean] has atta[cked] the forts of the [king of] Urarṭu [which are situated on] his border, and let [his troops] occupy the forts. (4) [The] Urarṭian [commander]-in-chief has gone [to he]lp with [his troops ...] (6) [...] in the district of [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 132. Letter of Accompaniment (ABL 0978)

(1) To the ki[ng], my [lord], your servant [Aššur]-remanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The land of the king, my lord, is well; the mood of the land is very good. (8) As to the people about whom the king, [my lord, wrote me ......] (Break (r 1) I am herewith sen[ding them to the king, my lord].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 133. King of Hubuškia Arrives with Tribute (ABL 0890)

(1) [T]o the king, [my lord]: your servant Šulmu-beli. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) (When) I was coming back from Dur-Šarruken, my messenger, coming from Anisu, met me in Adian and said: (9) "Ianzû, (king) of Hubuškia, has entered Wa[isi] on the 24th, and is going to Harra[nia]. If he does not go up to Harrania, he will be in Burte on the 26th; else if he does go up to Harrania, he will be in Burte on the 27th. (r 9) "The horses and his oxen and sheep came in one day ahead of him opposite Anisu. [He has wi]th him [x] horses, [x ox]en and [x shee]p [plus] their [......]." (e. 1) [I]f t…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 134. A Message from Hubuškia (ABL 0931)

(1) [To the king], my [lord: your servant Š]ulmu-beli. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) [As to what I wr]ote [t]o the king, my lord: "The Hubu[škian has wri]tten to me: 'Let [my] messenger come [to yo]u'" — (8) [n]ow then [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 135. Information about the King of Hubuškia (ABL 1466)

(1) To the [king, my lord]: your servant [Šulmu-beli]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) I entered [...] on the 30th of Adar (XII); on the 1[st of Nisan (I)] the Hubuškian [......] (7) in Hubuškia [......] (Reverse too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 136. Urzana on his Way to Assyria (ABL 0891)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šulmu-beli. Good health to the king, [my] lord! (4) Urzana is staying in Alamu on the 10th ; on the [11th] he will be in Hiptuna, [on the 12th] in Muši, [on the 13th] in Issete, [on the 14th in Arbe]la. (Break) (r 2) We have se[nt ...] 56 horses, [x oxe]n, and 2,000 sh[eep]; 100 [...], the audience gift, [...]. (r 7) Let the king, [my] lo[rd, decide] what his [orders are] and write [me].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 137. Arrival of Tributaries (CT 53 414)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... to]gether with [Na]nû, the e[unuch ...] came across (the mountain) to Hiptuna on the 12th bringing 2 horses and [x] oxen with them. (7) Their [gu]ides [......], but they [are co]ming. (r 1) [As to what the ki]ng, my lord, [wro]te to me: "[I]f they come, [nob]ody should speak with th[em]" — (r 6) I have appo[inted] recruits [wi]th them. [No]w, what are t[he king my lord's orders]? (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 138. Forwarding Local Rulers to the King (CT 53 192)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [As to the city lords about whom] the king, my lord, w[rote to me, I am herewith sending t]o the king, my lord: (2) [Ad]â, along with the Ni[...ean, the ...ean], the Uluean, [the ...ean], and the Meṣaean, along with Da[...], (5) [in all] 7 subjects of the kin[g, my lord, together with] Lullupa[yu ...]. (8) [...] Da[...] (9) [...] Am-ra'i [...] (10) [...] cam[e ...] (11) [...] as [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 139. Troops from Muṣaṣir Summoned by the King (ABL 0448)

(1) As to the men from Muṣaṣir whom the king summoned, they are in Sihana, on the plain. Shall we send word and have them brought here, or should they stay in the plain?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 140. Fragment of a Military Report (CT 53 509)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šulmu-[beli]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! (4) As to the ne[ws of ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 141. Summoning a Chariot-Man (CT 53 131)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Š[ulmu-be]li. [Good] heal[th to the king], my [lo]rd! (4) As regards [NN], the 'third [man' ...] of [NN] son of [NN], about whom the k[ing, my lord], wro[te me]: "Sum[mon him; ...] with [...]" (Break) (r 1) [They told m]e: "The chariot owner [who go]es [wi]th him will summ[on him]; he has gone to Arbela."

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 142. Having an Official Whipped (CT 53 840)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] in the city [...]. (3) I have several times [told him to go] to Baqar to the [...] and bring down ice, but he does not obey me. (7) [When the king], my lord, [was] in C[alah], I gave to the king, my lord, the following [report]: "I have ap[pointed ... in the Pa]lace [...] (Break) (r 3) "He has not opened [...], nor giv[en or]ders [to ......]." (r 5) The king, my lord, (then) se[nt] word; [he] was brou[ght] to Calah, and the king, my lord, order[ed] him be whipped with [...] leather straps. (r 9) I (however) said to [the king, my lord]: "[......] (Rest destroy…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 143. Merchants Killed and Detained (CT 53 874)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Šulmu-beli. Good heal]th t[o the king, my lord]! (4) [A mes]senger [of ... has arrived in] our [co]untry; [he sends the king his re]gards. (6) [A]s to the [merchants ... about wh]om the king, my lord, w[rote me, ...] (9) 2 merchants [......] (10) who were killed, when [......], (11) a [... o]f the king, [my] lo[rd ......] (Break) (r 1) who in [......] (r 2) upon all the countri[es ......] (r 3) to greet the king, [my] lo[rd ...]. (r 4) He has deta[ined] my merchants [and ...ed them], while I [have] not [detained] his merchants; what are the king my…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 145. Cimmerian Invasion of Urarṭu (ABL 0112)

(1) To the Palace Herald, my lord: your servant Urda-Sin. (4) The Cimmerian (king) has departed from Mannea this [...] and entered Urarṭu. He is ... [in] Hu'diadae; Sarduri is [...] in Ṭur[u]špâ. (14) The messenger of the governor of Wais[i] has gone to Ur[za]na for [help], saying: "Let yo[ur] troops come to (aid) the people of Pulia and Suriana." (r 6) All of Urarṭu is extremely frightened. They are assembling troops, saying: "Perhaps we can attack him, once there is more snow." (r 15) As to this booty which they said he has taken, they do say that of the district of Arhi, [...]......

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 146. A Letter of Excuse (ABL 0768)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your servant Urzana. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The king, my lord, knows my affair. Whe[re] are the oxen and the rams? (7) Snow has blocked the roads. (As) I am looking out now, it is impossible: I cannot go empty-handed to the presence of the ki[ng]. (11) Or (suppose) I went and had to return from [...: I might ... and die in] the enemy country. (15) My heart [is ...], humble [...], reaching [...]. (18) As to what the king, [my] lord, [wrote me]: (19) "2[......] (20) 400 [......] (21) [......] (22) t[o ......] (23) the king [......] (r 1) [......] (r 2)…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 147. Urarṭian Governors in Muṣaṣir (ABL 0409)

(1) A [tab]let of Urzana to the pa[lace] herald. Good health to y[ou]! (4) As to [wh]at you wrote me: "Is the king of Urarṭu on his way (there) with assembled troops? Where is he staying?" — (9) the governor of Waisi and the governor next to the Ukkean have come and are doing service in the temple. They say: (13) "The king is on his way; he is staying in Waisi, and further governors are coming to Muṣaṣir to do the service." (r 3) As to what you wrote me: "Nobody may take part in the service without the king's permission" — (r 8) when the king of Assyria came here, could I hold him back? He did…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 148. A Visit by Urzana’s Brother (ABL 1048)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! May Aššur, Bel, and [Nabû] giv[e you length of days]! (5) [... is] in Muṣ[aṣir]; [the rest of] the governors [......]. (8) As to the news of the Urarṭ[ian], the brother of Urzan[a] has c[ome t]o Šulmu-beli, [saying]: "He has returned [...]" (Break) (r 2) I shall set it up [in the ...] of the [...] palace. (r 3) I am in the city of [...], working on the [...]. The ki[ng, my lord], can be glad.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 149. The Foul Dealings of the Deputy (ABL 1273)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant [NN]. Good health to the king, [my lord]! (3) The king, my lord, knows that [...], the god of our [...] is ... upon [the Hargaean]s. They are [the king] my lord's (people). (6) [They ......], they perform the labour duty, they [have] submitted [to ...]. Their [...] have been utterly destroyed, their [......] (Break) (12) The king, my lord, [... mu]ch; (13) [...] of Hargu is indebted [...]. (14) The deputy of the palace herald has (already) received from him [x mi]nas of silver [in] the middle of Arbela. Now, ag[ai]n, they say: "3,6[00 person]s are dying…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 151. (no title) (CT 53 637)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Ata]nha-[Šamaš. Good health t]o the king, [my] lord! (4) [As to the ...]naean(s) [about whom they wrote] me [from the Palace]: "In Arbela [...] the palace (8) [... the cou]rtyard of the palace (9) [...] seized me (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 152. Request for New Carts (ABL 0784)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-alik-pani. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) These words that the king, my lord, wrote me about Pihame, the deputy (governor), about the garrisons, about the reports, and about prompting the works — the king, my lord, did greatly ... his servant! (10) [...] the major-domo whom the king, [my lord] (11) [......] (12) [As to the Itu']eans [about whom the king, my lord, wrote] me, I shall appoint them to [...] the garrisons, to [the ... of] the village inspectors, t[o the ... o]f the towns, and t[o the fort]s. (18) [The king], my lord, can be glad…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 153. (no title) (ABL 0786)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lo[rd: your servant] Aššur-alik-[pani. Good] health to the king, [my lord]! (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 154. Fragment on Allegations (ABL 0787)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-alik-pani. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what Bel-iddina said in the presence of the king, my lord: "The [...]s [...] to the depu[ty ...]," (7) he [......] (8) I [......] (Break) (r 2) whether the [...s res]pect [their] government and are devoted to it ... (r 5) Let me come and speak with this man in the king my lord's presence.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 155. Fragment Concerning a Royal Order (ABL 0788)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Aššur-alik-pan[i]. Good health to the king, [my] lord! (4) On the 5th day Aššur-bel-[...] came [to my presence] and communicated [us] the or[der] which the king, [my] lo[rd], gav[e] him about [...]: (10) "[......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 156. Inspecting Deportees (ABL 0988+)

(1) [To the king, our l]ord: [yo]ur [servan]ts [Aššur-a]lik-pani and [Nerg]al-šarrani. Good health to the k[ing, our lord]! (6) As to what the king, [our lord], wrote to us: "When the gov[ernor] arrives, [...] th[e]re with the capti[ves]" — (12) [NN] arrived in Šu[...] on the 6th; we have [now] inspec[ted] the captiv[es] and are herewith writing to the king, [our lord]. (r 1) The people are ve[ry] we[ak]; weather has eaten up [their] loo[ks] and the mountains have crushed them. They are coming ague-stricken. (r 8) [The ki]ng, our lord, should know (this).

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 157. (no title) (CT 53 470)

(1) [T]o [the king, our lord: your serv]ants [Aššur-alik-pani and] Nergal-ša[rrani]. Good [health to the king, our lord]! (5) The king having s[ent us] for good relations [and peace] to Bit-A[bdadani], (8) [we stayed] two days in [... but no]body [...ed] with [us] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 158. Fragment of a Military Report (ABL 1359)

(1) To the king, [our] lo[rd]: your servants [Aššur-alik-pani] and Nergal-ša[rrani]. Good health t[o the king, our lord]! (5) As to the tr[oops] about [wh]om the king, [our] lord, [wrote us, no] news of them [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 159. Fragment Concerning a Royal Utterance (ABL 0785)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lo[rd: your servant] Aššur-alik-[pani. Good] health to the king, [my lord]! (4) [When] the king, my lord, [se]nt me [to the ho]use of the palace her[ald, the king], my [lo]rd, said [to me]: (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 160. Guarding the Camp (CT 53 914)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] from [...] (3) [......] Later, the w[ork] (4) [...... o]f the forts [...]. (5) We en[tered sa]fely, and are [encam]ped [...]. The guard [is strong]. (7) [What orders] does [the king my l]ord, sen[d me]? (8) [...] the wall of the camp [...]. (9) [...I] know that the king, [my] l[ord ...] (10) [...] on leather [...] (11) [...] the palace herald [...] (12) the palace herald and we [...], (13) [... fi]nished [...] (14) [...] sa[y ...] (15) [The gu]ard of the c[amp is strong]; (16) the king, [my lord, can be glad]. (17) [...] the king, my lord, [...] (18) [...] th…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 161. (no title) (ABL 0783)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-alik-pani. Good health to the king, m[y] lord! (4) As to what the king, [my] lo[rd], wr[ote] me: "The [...]ean who [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 162. Zaba-iqiša Joins the Camp of Rusa (ABL 0441)

(1) [T]o the king, [my] l[ord]: your [ser]vant Upa[q-Šamaš]. Good health to the ki[ng, my lord]! (4) The magnates departed from Yeri on the 20th of [Tam]muz (IV) and went to Fort Adad-remanni; Ea-Šarru-ibni went with them. I am in Yeri, [keepin]g watch over Zaba-iqiša, as the king, my lord, [told] me. (14) As to the news [of] Zaba-iqiša, [a mes]senger [of] the Hubuškian has come and told the sartinnu: "He has been made to depart, and he is on his way [t]o Rusa." (r 4) It is a substantiated rumor; [I have he]ard it [reported] like this ma[ny] times. I am keeping an eye on [him] now.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 163. Settling a Complaint by the Augurs (ABL 0410)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Upaq-Šamaš. Good health to the king, my lord! (5) As to the guard with the augurs, about whom the king, my lord, wrote me: "He should be tried in your presence, and he must give back whatever he took from the augurs" — (r 1) I have carried out a thorough investigation; he has taken nothing from them, [[though they complained about him]]. (r 7) Now, I have kept the reserve guard in their service, as the king, my lord, commanded; the other one has gone back to his garrison.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 164. King of Urarṭu Facing Battle with Sargon (ABL 0515)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: your servant Bel-iddina. (3) As to the news of the Urarṭian, a messenger of the Andian and a messenger of the Zikirtean have gone to Waisi and told him: "The king of Assyria is upon us." (12) The day he saw the messengers he set out to Zikirtu, he himself with his troops. (r 3) The Hubuškian too went with him, for five stages. (Then) he turned back and ordered his magnates: "Organize your troops, I shall array myself against the Assyrian king." (r 11) This is from [in]formers; (the part) concerning the arraying is from informers.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 165. King of Uraṭu Sacrificing on a Campaign (ABL 1298+)

(1) To the king, my [lord]: your servant B[el]-iddina. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the news of the Urarṭian, he set out [on the ... d]ay and was making sacrifices in the city of A[... on the ...th] wi[th his magnates], (when) a me[ssage from] the Hubuškian [came] to him: (11) "[...]...[......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 166. Revolt in Urarṭu (ABL 1325)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] has captured [...] in the moat of the town Š[u...], and is bringing cap[tives] from various places into it. (r 1) Furthermore, the city Kar-siparri has revolted against him, and his commander-in-chief is engaged in [bat]tle [the]re. (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 167. Military Movements in Urarṭu (CT 53 615)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the Urarṭian has go[ne] (2) [......] have assem[bled] (3) [...... in] Waisi [...] (4) [......] in the presence of the king, [my] lord, (5) [......] Wais[i ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 168. Report on the Urarṭian Camp (ABL 1081)

(1) To the vizier, my lord: your servant Adâ. Good health to the Vizier, my lord! (5) As regards the news [of the Urarṭi]an about which my lord [wrote m]e, in [......] (Break) (r 4) On the night of [... he pla]ced [...]s within it; he is encamped in ..., within Uluaza; I have written to the vizier, my lord, where he intends to go. (e. 1) I have written [all that I have heard ...] (e. 2) I have written [......].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 169. King of Zikirtu as Horse Trader (ABL 0205)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-šumu-iqiša. (3) The emissaries of the Zikirtean (king) are now coming; the messengers of the Urarṭian who had gone to the [Zi]kirtean are coming with them as captives. (8) I have had money brought up and deposited in the stronghold, (relying) on the word of the Zikirtean, who said: "I shall sell you the horses in Paššate." (13) Now let it be impressed upon the emissaries, as the emissaries are trying hard to back out of their word, claiming: "We have not heard about (such a promise) by our lord." (r 4) The king should ask the second emissary; he kno…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 170. Appointing an Attendant to a Eunuch (CT 53 204)

(1) [To the king, my lord: y]our [servant] Di[nanu. Good] health to the k[ing, my lord]! (4) [As to what the ki]ng, my lord, [wro]te me last y[ear], the eunu[ch about whom] the king, my lord, said: "[Appoint ...] to his service!" — Išme-ilu [is now] in [his] service. (9) When [......] (Break) (r 4) [the Bu]susean(s) [...] (r 5) [... o]f Bi[rate] (r 6) [...] enter [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 171. Arrival of Foreign Princes with Horse Tribute (ABL 0466)

(1) Yala[...], the crown prince of And[ia], is coming t[o ...], accompanied by the em[issary] Nergal-belu-uṣur. (6) 16 red horses; 13 irginu horses; 14 black horses; 1 Haršean horse; 1 tuanu horse; 6 mares; 5 mules; in all 51 horses from the crown prince of Andia. (r 4) Abat-šarri-uṣur, the Mannean emissary, is coming with them. I asked him: "Is the audience gift with you?" (r 11) He said: "[......] to [......]; (r.e. 13) "what[ever ...] ...[...]."

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 172. Nabu-ereš under Surveillance (ABL 0411)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Abat-šarri-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the Chaldean Nabû-ereš about whom the king, my lord, wrote me: "He should be watched secretly" — (9) the very moment the king, my lord, wrote me, I sent (word), and they have been watching him secretly. (r 1) Now then he has set out and is on his way, going to the Palace to greet (the king), as he says.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 173. Report on an Urarṭian Defeat (CT 53 099)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [about which] my [lo]rd [inquired, they previously informed me] as follows: (3) "Their king [and his magnates] have been [utterly] defeated on (their) expedition; [x] of his magna[tes] have been killed." (7) I did [no]t have more detailed information, and (thus) did not wr[ite] t[o] my [lo]rd how it happened. (11) Now they have e[ntered] my country from [...] and [are ...ing] the forts [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 174. The Defeat of the King of Urarṭu (CT 53 583)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] of [...] (2) [When] the (king) of Urarṭu [w]ent [against the Cimmerians, a]ll [his governors and his troops] were kil[led; n]ot [one] has returned [from there]. (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 175. (no title) (CT 53 621)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) kill[ed ......] (4) says [......] (5) in the [......] (6) opposite [......] (7) as far as [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 176. Military Movements in the Northeast (CT 53 133)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) Ass[yria ......] (4) one [......] (5) to And[ia ......] (6) to Assyria [......] (7) [will be] completed [......] (8) the road to [......] (9) I shall go [......] (10) Whoever [lays] hands [on ......] (11) I shall cut [...]; at the same time [...] (12) the king of Assyria aga[inst ......] (13) the pass of Sua [......] (14) which the Shepherd [......] (15) [t]hese [......] (Break) (Reverse too broken for translation) (e. 1) [When] I came [to ...], they brought the criminals and thieves of [...] away [from the p]ass. Truly, [...]; I did not trespass [up]on Urarṭian terri…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 177. Military Movements in the Urarṭian Camp (CT 53 122)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... I have hea]rd that he has gone to [...]. (2) As to [......] the Andian [...], (4) [the ... o]f the Urarṭian [...] (5) has descended [to ... and ...ed] the [citi]es [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 178. Fragment of a Report on Urarṭu (CT 53 124)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... I said]: "100 (2) [......]ed (3) [......] placed (4) [......] day (5) [...... be]ams (6) [......] his messenger (Break) (10) [...] I [...]. (11) [By the go]ds of the kin[g, my lord], (r 1) [......] 1,000 Itu'eans (r 2) [...... Ṭ]urušpâ (r 3) [will] call [... to account]. (r 4) I have sent [my messenger to ...]; (r 5) [having g]one [...], he [sent] back [...], saying: (r 6) "The king of Urarṭu has written [to] his [governors]: (r 7) "Your [troops] should go and [...]." (r 9) The Urarṭian [......] (Rest destroyed)

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